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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ressler began to teach others in the department about the ___________ of serial killers, hoping that the more they understood them, the easier it would be to catch them.

2. What kind of killers tend to bring a weapon with them when they go to commit a crime?

3. Once the serial killer commits their first murder, they cannot __________, according to Ressler.

4. Of what group is Richard Ressler the head when he is called in by Russ Vorpagel to help with a murder?

5. What was cut open on Terry's body when her husband found her dead after his work shift?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the question that Ressler wrestled with when talking to murderers?

2. What was the result of the interviews that Ressler had with Mason?

3. Who did police question in the area at the time of the murder?

4. Why did Ressler come up with the terms 'organized' and 'disorganized' when it came to describing killers?

5. How did Charles Manson coerce others into killing for him?

6. What does Ressler feel a disorganized killer might use when they are going to commit a crime?

7. What were the details of the case that led Ressler, as a child, to become interested in crime solving?

8. What happens to many serial killers as they grow up in an isolated world?

9. What did the killer try to convey in the messages that he left after the killings?

10. What did the murderer do with the blood of the victim, according to the findings of officials?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The term 'serial killers' is one that Ressler coins in order to distinguish them from other murderers.

Part 1: Why is it important to differentiate a 'serial killer' from other murderers?

Part 2: What do you think of the idea of a serial killer?

Part 3: How do you think serial killers are treated versus other types of killers in the world?

Essay Topic 2

In some serial killer cases, the killers say that they are told to follow through on the killing because voices told them to do so.

Part 1: Why are many serial killers driven by the voices of others?

Part 2: Do you believe that serial killers are actually hearing voices or just making excuses?

Part 3: How do you think serial killers could be assisted in not listening to the voices that tell them to kill?

Essay Topic 3

Serial killers often admit to their crimes once they are caught.

Part 1: Do you think some serial killers want to be caught by police?

Part 2: How do you think serial killers might increase their chances of being caught?

Part 3: What would it mean to a serial killer to not be caught by police?

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